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Plant / written by David Burnie.

Eyewitness plant (other title)
Burnie, David, (author.).

Summary:

"Unleash your inner botanist and become an eyewitness to the dizzyingly diverse world of plants. The iconic eyewitness is back in a new and improved format to be passed down through the generations. This picture-led reference guide will take you on a visual tour of everything green and growing. Children will go on a journey through a plant's lifecycle; see a seed sprout, a fruit grow, and a Venus flytrap ensnare its prey"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593969083
  • ISBN: 0593969081
  • Physical Description: 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
  • Edition: Revised edition.
  • Publisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2025.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
What is a plant? -- The parts of a plant -- A plant is born -- Bursting into bloom -- A light diet -- Inside a simple flower -- A complex flower -- All sorts of flowers -- How a plant is pollinated -- Making seeds -- How seeds are spread -- Borne on the wind -- Spreading without seeds -- Living leaves -- Self-defense -- Creepers and climbers -- Meat eaters -- Snappy trap -- Plant parasites -- Passenger plants -- Life in water -- Above the snow line -- Conserving water -- Growing foods -- The story of wheat -- Potions and poisons -- The plant collectors -- Looking at plants -- Did you know? -- Classifiction -- Find out more.
Subject: Plants > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Informational works.
Illustrated works.

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  • 25 of 33 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)

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Mars Hill Library J 580 BUR (Text) 30229101394616 Juvenile New Nonfiction Checked out 08/25/2025
Alleghany Public Library J 580 BUR (Text) 30664100351474 Juvenile Nonfiction Checked out 08/29/2025
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